9th Avenue & West 207th Street

The three-way junction of 9th Avenue and West 207th Street is in Inwood, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 21 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Post Avenue Plaza is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, 207 St, is about three minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools, and 23 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 2023, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
12 hurt
21 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
207 St
660 feet · 3 min on foot · 1
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
W 207 St/10 Av · Bx12, Bx12 SBS
Within a walk
6 places
3 schools, 2 religious buildings and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
9th Avenue & West 207th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 207 St, 660 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 207 St 1
    660 feet
    1

Next trains at this station

The Bronx
1 line
  1. 1 …
Downtown
1 line
  1. 1 …

Also within a walk

  1. Inwood-207 St A
    0.4 miles
    A

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Elevated Nature I-IV” (1991) by Wopo Holup at the 207 St station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is W 207 St/10 Av, 500 feet away, for the Bx12 and Bx12 SBS.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. W 207 St/10 Av Bx12, Bx12 SBS
    500 feet
    Bx12 Bx12 SBS

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx12 …
  2. Bx12 SBS …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 10 Ave & W 207 St 39 docks in all
    680 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at West Fordham Road, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 265 West 204th Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 296 West Fordham Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 21 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 12 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10034
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 12
City Council district
10
Police precinct
34
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Inwood
Elevation
11 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 2023.

Since 2014 at least 723 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 9th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 9th Avenue

  • No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of West 207th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

South side of West 207th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING SATURDAY 6AM-7:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated University Heights Bridge (580 feet).

  1. University Heights Bridge Designated landmark
    580 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 schools
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 pedestrian plaza

Schools and child care

  1. Manhattan Christian Academy School
    590 feet
  2. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    1,050 feet
  3. Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School
    1,060 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Post Avenue Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    820 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Judes RC Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and seven food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 9th Avenue or West 207th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.